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I made the mistake of storing a gallon of acid under the sink in my garage. This was a pretty expensive ceramic coated cast iron sink. By the time I discovered the mess, there was an unbelievable, INCREDIBLY unbelievable amount of rust buidup on any metal exposed under the sink, ESPECIALLY the...

I think that this is most likely a stupid question... My portable air compressor has a bleed valve that when opened, empties the tank of compressed air and equalizes the pressure. (They all do). Anyway, if instead of opening this valve, I bled the air through my coiled hose, doesn't this...

Help! I have a need for a torque wrench that can deliver 400 ft lbs on a 3/4 socket. In fact, I already bought a Precision Instruments torque wrench for the job. After the fact, I have stumbled on what appear to be a much much cheaper method of accomplishing the same task. But I need people...

Just completed a new addition, all new PEX lines. The water throughout the addition has a very very strong chemical smell and taste. It's safe according to the lab, but there's no way it's normal. Water in existing home is fine...normal. Anyone else had something like this happen? PEX is...

As part of a home addition project, I couldn't wait to build my own hobby/detail garage for a couple of Porsche cars I really enjoy. I wanted an oversized "one-car" garage, high ceiling, with a lift. If you aspire to do something similar, the golden advice is this..."CHOOSE YOUR LIFT FIRST...